2015.12 Techno

The now well established and widely respected Will & Ink label hits release number eight with a debut collaborative effort from Yaleesa Hall and Malin Genie. They serve up three tracks having both released individually on this label before now, and while Yaleesa Hall is still someone we know very little about, Malin Genie is the producer who co-runs the Oscillate label, is based in Amsterdam and Paris and works with Lazare Hoche and Samuel Andre Madsen as Mandar. 

'First Lucas' is a tough, abstract kicker with industrial sound design and weird synths the only accompaniment to a monstrous, earth moving kick drum. Truly hypnotic and all consuming it is followed by a brief bit of dark interlude music before 'Second Lucas' pairs ghoulish sounds with well swung wood block hits and watery pads. It is a forceful groove full of occult atmosphere and lastly 'Third Lucas' is again about solid kick drums and freaky sound design. Here squelchy synths and frazzled lines all dart about as hunched kicks stomp out a macho groove below. This is perfect warehouse music once again from the Will & Ink label. 

Yaleesa Hall X Malin - First Lucas (WNK008)

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2015/12/premiere-stream-a-track-from-inner-surface-musics-latest-compilation/

Full stream of "Present," from Inner Surface Music's 'Replicants' compilation, out December 14.

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Premiere: Takaaki Itoh - Present

Taken from Acid Brick. 12" vinyl and digital released out now on Perc Trax Ltd.

A1) Acid Brick
B1) Razorblade
B2) Low Machine

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Drax - Low Machine (Perc Trax)

Since its debut release in September 2014, Liar's Tessier-Ashpool Recordings has stuck to a strict doctrine of 'machine music', offering sonic science-fiction from an far-reaching array of underground artists. Yet another new recruit, Savvas Kattamis - aka Transporon - closes out 2015 for the label with a 4-track EP of mind-bending techno and intergalactic electronica.

Our personal favourite, 'Inhalor' is perhaps the most danceable track on the record, but that's not to say it doesn't compete with the others on an experimental level. Kattamis presents submerged bass and crushed beats, shattered under their own immense weight. Countering this darkness, a cloud of tinkling atmospherics and sweeping vocals creates an absorbing artificial reality. 

Stream 'Inhalor' below, and head to the TAR Bandcamp from December 21st to grab a full copy of Transporon's Octagona EP: https://tessierashpoolrecordings.bandcamp.com/

Transposon - Inhalor

2015 has been a massive year for Hypercolour, with the label releasing a huge range of music from established names (Kerrier District & Luke Vibert, Seth Troxler, Roman Flugel) as well as up-and-comers of the underground music scene (Luca Lozano, A Sagittariun, House Of Black Lanterns).  The eclecticism of the laberl knows no boundries, and so it’s fitting to end the year with a killer EP from Modini.

A collaborative project between techno visionary, Neil Landstrumm, and fellow Scottish producer, Hostage, Modini plunder the deeper shades of techno and electro music, bringing with them years of musical nouse for labels like Peacefrog, Tresor, Origami Sound and Nightshifters.  Previous Modini releases have appeared on the Dixon Avenue Basement Jams imprint.

‘The Answer (Version)’ touches on the classic side of electro, with the infectious “how do you get to sleep at night” vocal hook rolling over incessant bleeps and chugging 4x4 beats, coming over like a pitched down Relief Records cut for the modern age. Its Original Mix makes fine use of broken beats, twisting and loosening the other version whilst retaining the energy of the original. 

Pre-order >> https://hypercolour-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-answer

The impressively titled ‘Impressive Pineapple’ ratchets up the tempo, rolling brats and head scrambling bleep-work tussles with a hefty bass line and choppy vocals.  Final cut ‘Saluting Magpies’ features more bass line madness and drilling drums, imaginatively off the wall samples jab in between the spaces and we’re shown a masterclass in forward thinking dance music from the Modini team.


Modini - Saluting Magpies (HYPE049) [clip]

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Taken from her weighty forthcoming EP Weltschmerz on Tiga’s Turbo Recordings, i-D are exited to premiere https://soundcloud.com/charlottedewittemusic's Relatives Of None. A heavy slice of well crafted techno that runs deep into a wild and unrelenting synth hook. Turn it up. 

:: https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/premiere-charlotte-de-witte-relatives-of-none

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Premiere: Charlotte de Witte - Relatives Of None

Catalan home brand Hivern Discs has been doing commendable things since its conception – courtesy of none other than John Talabot – in 2008. Hivern Discs's library of releases spans dance music comprehensively, having nurtured releases from Mr. Talabot himself, as well as Roman Flügel, Talaboman (Talabot and Boman), Pional, Teengirl Fantasy and more.

The label now preps its first venture into the new year, with a release from Luxembourgian producer, Cleveland. The Atlas EP marks his Hivern debut, with the title track and EP closer ranking as our top. Cleveland sustains an "overall dreamy feel without losing its dancefloor focus" throughout, including the arpeggiated pads of "Atlas". If you've seen Talabot play of late, chances are you've heard this one already.

Atlas EP drops on 15th January 2016, and available to pre-order from Hivern Discs' online record store.

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Cleveland "Atlas" - Boiler Room Debuts

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2015/12/citizenn-safe-words/

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2015.12 Techno

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